Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress, widely regarded as one of the greatest stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Known for her melancholic and enigmatic screen presence, she starred in iconic films such... Read full bio →
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.
My Scientology Movie
Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: the LOVE between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
Annie
Broadway musical based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. A young orphan girls adventures in finding a family that will take her.
That's Entertainment, Part II
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Marlowe
A young woman from Kansas hires LA private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Matters become more complicated when her sister, a successful actress who's being blackmailed, becomes connected to the case.
Two-Faced Woman
A woman pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying husband.
Ninotchka
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Camille
A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.
Anna Karenina
In 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a doctor must grapple with her love for a dashing soldier.
The Painted Veil
The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.
Queen Christina
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
Grand Hotel
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Susan Lenox
Greta Garbo runs away from an unbearable life at home--and a pre-arranged marriage to a man she despises--and seeks happiness with handsome engineer Clark Gable. Director Robert Z. Leonard's 1931 melodrama also features Jean Hersholt, Alan Hale, John Miljan, Cecil Cunningham, Hale Hamilton and Russell Simpson.
Mata Hari
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
Anna Christie
A young woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor, but struggles to tell them about her dark past.
Anna Christie
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman.
Wild Orchids
A prince in Java tries to seduce his visitor's wife, but he's discovered.
The Kiss
An unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted.
The Mysterious Lady
An attractive Russian spy seduces an Austrian officer in order to get some important plans, but when she actually falls in love with him, both of them are placed in a dangerous situation.
A Woman of Affairs
Childhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her father disapproves of the relationship, resulting in her eventual marriage to David. It's not long after their wedding, however, that tragedy strikes, sending Diana on a downward spiral.
Love
In Imperial Russia, Anna Karenina falls in love with the dashing military officer Count Vronsky and abandons her husband and child to become his mistress.
The Temptress
A seductive woman forsakes her husband and lover to pursue a young engineer.
Flesh and the Devil
Childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other fiercely loves.
Die freudlose Gasse
In post-WWI Vienna, Greta (Greta Garbo), her kid sister, and retired dad try to make it through tough times.
Gösta Berlings saga
Gösta Berling is a young and attractive minister. Because of his alcoholism and his daring preaches, he is finally defrocked. He becomes a tutor of countess Marta's stepdaughter and the fell in love. But the countess has a plan of her own ...